Maritime museums · East Midlands
Ross Tiger
In or near Old Clee.
Ross Tiger in England East Midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Grimsby Town · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Ross Tiger, the nearest railway station is Grimsby Town, located 0.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DN31 1UZ. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.
About
Ross Tiger is a preserved museum ship in England East Midlands, United Kingdom — a vessel of historic significance preserved as a public visitor attraction. Britain's museum ships span Tudor warships (Mary Rose), tea clippers (Cutty Sark), Victorian battleships (HMS Warrior) and 20th-century submarines.
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Official information
Ross Tiger is a historic fishing vessel located in Grimsby, recognized as the oldest middle-deep water fishing vessel still in existence in the UK. It serves as a museum, offering visitors insight into the working conditions of trawlermen in the 1950s and showcasing traditional shipbuilding techniques.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ross Tiger is a traditional side-winder fishing trawler that was converted into a museum ship in 1992. She is currently berthed in Alexandra Dock at her home port of Grimsby, close to the site of the former PS Lincoln Castle. She forms the star attraction of North East Lincolnshire County Council's National Fishing Heritage Centre since restored and opened to the public in 1992. As Grimsby's last traditional sidewinder 'conventional trawler', she represents a now virtually extinct breed of vessels that once made up the largest fishing fleet in the world. She is a member of the National Register of Historic Vessels with certificate number 621.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Ross Tiger, GY398, is North East Lincolnshire's memorial to the history of the Port of Grimsby. The town today has thriving industry and is, according to ABP,'Chief vehicle-handling centre of the North, handling almost 400,000 vehicles annually' with ships up to 6000 dwt However, Grimsby will always be associated with its terrific history. With Victorian docks once the envy of the nation, Grimsby was famed for its great fishing fleet. Fishing from the port of Grimsby goes back as far as Grim, the Danish fisherman who founded the town, and her trawlers were a permanent feature of one of the busiest waterways in the British Isles – the River Humber. During World War II, Grimsby became the…
Description
Ross Tiger was the first of twelve new trawlers for the 'middle water' fleet of Ross Trawlers Ltd, complementing the larger 'deep water' fleet of the firm, with Cochrane and Sons also constructing a new smaller class of 'near water' vessels. Ross Tiger and her sisters were to be known as the 'Cat Class' or the 'Cat Boats', each being named after a type of cat, although Ross Jackal and Ross Zebra also belonged to the group. This inclusion of a dog and a horse in the Cat Class was probably the result of a local school being involved in the naming of the ships. This was in keeping with the companies' involvement with the youth of the town and extended as far as giving guided school tours of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.5695, -0.0833
- District
- North East Lincolnshire
- Parish
- North East Lincolnshire, unparished area
- Postcode
- DN31 1UZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Nearest railway station
- Grimsby Town — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7369661 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ross Tiger (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ross Tiger?
- Ross Tiger is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DN31 1UZ), in the parish of North East Lincolnshire, unparished area.
- What is Ross Tiger?
- Ross Tiger in England East Midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ross Tiger?
- The nearest railway station is Grimsby Town, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode DN31 1UZ.
- Who owns Ross Tiger?
- Ross Tiger is owned by Ross Trawlers Ltd.
- Is Ross Tiger a protected site?
- Yes — Ross Tiger is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Ross Tiger?
- The nearest railway station is Grimsby Town, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DN31 1UZ.